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  2. Albatross - Wikipedia

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    Morphology and flight. [edit] A southern royal albatross: Note the large, hooked beak and nasal tubes. The albatrosses are a group of large to very large birds; they are the largest of the Procellariiformes. The billis large, strong, and sharp-edged, with the upper mandible terminating in a large hook.

  3. Snowy albatross - Wikipedia

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    Snowy albatross. The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known as the white-winged albatross, wandering albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae; they have a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It is the most recently described species of albatross and was long considered to be the same species as the ...

  4. Southern royal albatross - Wikipedia

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    The southern royal albatross or toroa, (Diomedea epomophora) is a large seabird from the albatross family. At an average wingspan of above 3 m (9.8 ft), it is one of the two largest species of albatross, together with the wandering albatross. Recent studies indicate that the southern royal albatross may, on average, be somewhat larger than the ...

  5. Great albatross - Wikipedia

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    They have the largest wingspans of any bird, being up to 3.5 m (11 ft) from tip to tip, although the average is a little over 3 m (9.8 ft). Large adult males of these two species may exceed 11 kg (24 lb) in weight, as heavy as a large swan. Facial features of various Diomedea species. The great albatrosses are predominantly white in plumage as ...

  6. Northern royal albatross - Wikipedia

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    The northern royal albatross is typically about 115 cm (45 in), [8] weighs 6.2 to 8.2 kg (14–18 lb), and has a wingspan from 270 to 305 cm (106–120 in). [3][9] The juvenile has a white head, neck, upper mantle, rump, and underparts. There is dark speckling on the crown and rump. Its lower mantle and back are white with more black speckling ...

  7. Procellariiformes - Wikipedia

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    4 extant families, 26 genera, 147 species. Procellariiformes / prɒsɛˈlɛəri.ɪfɔːrmiːz / is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are often referred to ...

  8. Mollymawk - Wikipedia

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    Mollymawk. The mollymawks are a group of medium-sized albatrosses that form the genus Thalassarche. The name has sometimes been used for the genus Phoebetria as well, but these are usually called sooty albatrosses. They are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, where they are the most common of the albatrosses.

  9. Short-tailed albatross - Wikipedia

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    This albatross historically preferred to nest on large open areas near stands of the grass, Miscanthus sinensis. [10] The short-tailed albatross usually first breeds at 10 years of age. [22] The short-tailed albatross lays a clutch of one egg that is dirty white, with red spots, mainly at the blunt end of the egg. It usually measures 116 by 74 ...

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